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How to Keep House While Drowning

When you have kids, caregiving tasks are never-ending. You have to make breakfast and pack lunches. Throw in yet another load of laundry. Answer snack requests. Pick up goldfish off of every surface in your home. Put away toys. Answer more snack requests. It can all be overwhelming. In this episode, Dr. Becky talks to author and therapist KC Davis about how to care for yourself and your home when everything feels like it's just too much. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Outschool’s online learning platform has over 150,000 live interactive classes—it’s the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in learning and fun as they transition from summer back to school. And because there are classes every single day of the week, from morning to night, you can schedule your kid's classes to work around your schedule. Go to www.outschool.com/goodinside and use the code GI20 to get a $20 credit towards your first class.

Dr. BeckyhostKC Davisguest
Oct 11, 202230mWatch on YouTube ↗

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EPISODE INFO

Released
October 11, 2022
Duration
30m
Channel
Good Inside with Dr. Becky
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

When you have kids, caregiving tasks are never-ending. You have to make breakfast and pack lunches. Throw in yet another load of laundry. Answer snack requests. Pick up goldfish off of every surface in your home. Put away toys. Answer more snack requests. It can all be overwhelming. In this episode, Dr. Becky talks to author and therapist KC Davis about how to care for yourself and your home when everything feels like it's just too much. Join Good Inside Membership: https://bit.ly/3cqgG2A Follow Dr. Becky on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbeckyatgoodinside Sign up for our weekly email, Good Insider: https://www.goodinside.com/newsletter Order Dr. Becky's book, Good Inside: A Guide to Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, at goodinside.com/book or wherever you order your books. Today’s episode is brought to you by the following sponsor: Outschool’s online learning platform has over 150,000 live interactive classes—it’s the perfect way to keep your kids engaged in learning and fun as they transition from summer back to school. And because there are classes every single day of the week, from morning to night, you can schedule your kid's classes to work around your schedule. Go to www.outschool.com/goodinside and use the code GI20 to get a $20 credit towards your first class.

SPEAKERS

  • Dr. Becky

    host

    Clinical psychologist and host of the Good Inside podcast.

  • KC Davis

    guest

    Therapist and author of How to Keep House While Drowning, known online as Domestic Blisters.

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Good Inside with Dr. Becky, featuring Dr. Becky and KC Davis, How to Keep House While Drowning explores reframing housekeeping as morally neutral, compassionate, functional self-care practices KC Davis’ core philosophy is that “care tasks” (not chores) are morally neutral and do not determine personal worth.

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